Analytical Chemist

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments. Klüber Lubrication is a global leader in specialty lubrication and part of the Freudenberg Group. With subsidiaries in 30+ countries and partners worldwide, our custom solutions support nearly every industry - from automotive to food processing. Join us to drive innovation, sustainability, and lasting impact - Together beyond lubrication.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.
• 401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.
• Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.
• Sustainability & Social Commitment: We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical, chemical, tribological and rheological testing of raw materials, finished products, and internal and external lubricants using laboratory instruments such as viscometers, titrators, rheometers, spectrometers, and related analytical equipment.
• Investigate product, lubricant, and manufacturing issues using scientific and root cause analysis methods while providing technical support to Development and Quality organizations regionally.
• Prepare technical reports, document findings, and provide recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate and support analytical service requests from sales, innovation teams, and external customer inquiries, providing timely data interpretation and technical recommendations related to lubricant performance and product quality.
• Assist with the development, revision, and implementation of laboratory procedures, inspection plans, work instructions, and quality documentation.
• Support quality management system activities, including non-conformances, corrective actions, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage laboratory supplies, maintain a safe and organized work environment, and perform other duties as assigned.
• Lead initiatives to develop new or custom analytical methods of analysis to understand tribological aspects of lubricant performance and behavior through analytical techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or graduate degree in Analytical Chemistry preferred, or related fields (chemistry, polymer science).
• 3+ years working in the lubrication industry or within an analytical laboratory in the chemical manufacturing or petroleum manufacturing space.
• Experience in maintaining and overseeing laboratory equipment.
• Characterize, handle, label, manifest, or inspect hazardous waste in accordance with environmental regulations.
• Prior experience with inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy, titrations/wet techniques, infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spec and other analytical characterization techniques and equipment is preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, 14001, 21469 and cGMP as well as general laboratory best practices.
• Prior experience with SAP systems preferred.
• Intrinsically motivated Scientist interested in learning and growing in a technical discipline.

Location: Tyler, TX (On-Site)